The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.
A Little Social Gossip.


The holidays are rapidly approaching. The
coming week notes the frst-Thauksgiving-
saud from the outlook. il seems as If every one
who intended to entertain had chosen this week.
Receptions teas, luncheons, concerts, musicales,
and the family reunions Thursday will keep
every busy. From the amount of social
and domestic duties, days forty eight hours long
would not be too much for the cornpshment
of all that will have TO be done, and not alone is
this true of this festal week, but of all weeks.
Such things may be other cities, but it is q
we ~ instance in this city when any woman
ca =, devote any time at all elegant leisure or
follow the heroines IN novels and reclipe grace
fully on richly upholstered divans The days of
laziness over and even those whose necessi-
ties do not compel them to labor for a cash
recompense are earnestly at work in other ways.
The ladies connected with the Home for Aged
Men and Women in a neghb oring State
making preparations for French Market"
and among the fancy and useful articles are
common baskets. painted gilded and filled
with Saratoga chips, scarfs for polished oak
diniag-room tables, made of boiling cloth.
painted embroidered, satin and towels
rings. Tho latter large wooden rings,
painted with carriage paints, SO that IN hanging
wet towel over them the paint will not ruo on,
two shades, and hung up. Boquet holders
made OF celluloid sheets, painted and tied with
ribbons. These be slipped over the stems
of q bouquet and keep ali damDness or soil from
the hands or gloves.
IL is understood that the first principle OF the
Art Association is to encourage art in this city,
and the exhibits means of education.
With this primal idea the arrangement of etch-
ings at the display OF last week was entirely at
fault AS means Of education all the pictures
by one artist should have been grouped together
thus showing the style likeness of this one
artist, so that the visitor upon coming TO other
groups would be enabled TO note the differences
OF the several artists Again, the most impor
tant mark on the pictures was the price mark,
aud while many reckon the value degree of
work of any article by what it costs, such a rule
would not apply to the etching display. a
was for sale for six dollars while the price OF
others went as high as 800. So would be
entirely at sea to know whether a picture
fine or not by judging BY the price, according to
this gentleman, who has been a student Of etch-
ings for years, and who does some excellent
work himself, and. therefore. his opinion seems
of some value One must be educated to esch-4
ings, lis others do TO classical music or olives.
Arrangements are about complete, and one OF
the most brilliant events in Indianapolis society
for years is expected in the Assembly ball at the
New Denison Wednesday evening. Nov. &c. the
eve before Thanksgiving. The attendance in
dicated now approaches 200. The full attend
ance would be over 225, and those
members who have not procured their cards
are requested TO get them at once of F. G. Colt.
at the INDIANAPOLIS National Bank as il is nee
essary to know the exact number of plates to be
provided for supper. Those membe who
pect to take part in the germany are also asked
20 notify their intention that the favor figures
may be properly arranged. ALI members are
urged to be in the ballroom before o'clock, as
the grand promenade will take place promptly
On the stroke OF that hour. The supper
eooms will be opened at 10 o'clock, and the
german will begin about IL o'clock. The re-
quirements of admission to full dress and
20 each mem Der showing his card OF member
ship will be rigidly adhered to- The decorations
OF the ballroom will be elaborate and beautiful,
and the german figures will be novel and strik-
ing